Jim Messina's 3 a.m. call (for cash)

The Republican race dragging on and on is a very good thing for Chicago.

But it is proving to have one big downside: The lack of a single candidate to focus on -- near-nominee Mitt Romney won't do -- is sapping a sense of urgency among Obama's small-dollar donors who respond to danger, not doldrums.

"Ten states voted in the Republican primary tonight -- now 23 in all -- and we still don't have an opponent...Here's the problem with that: Too many Obama supporters are waiting until there's a clear Republican nominee to make their first donation.

That kind of thinking loses elections.

No matter who the Republicans nominate, we know he'll pursue policies that got us into the economic crisis in the first place. And he'll have a social agenda that turns back the clock on women's rights and health care.

Too much is at stake to take our cues from the other side.

Super Tuesday is over. If you support President Obama and haven't yet made a donation to help build this campaign, I hope you'll reconsider now."